The first New Zealand lamb to be sent to Iran in 25 years will be cut and packed into containers at the Wellington meat processing company of Taylor Preston later this week.

Former Tatua Dairy chief executive Paul McGilvary has joined the AsureQuality board.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has welcomed the first export shipment of meat to Iran, scheduled for processing and export later this month by Wellington company Taylor Preston.

Goats have been used for milk production for at least 9000 years, but in New Zealand dairy goats are a relatively recent introduction.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the buzzword in the animal health sector. In a series of articles, microbiologists Greg Cook and Adam Heikal explain AMR and look at how the agriculture sector should respond.

Open Country Dairy (OCD) is the benchmark commodity processor and Tatua the benchmark value-added processor, says TDB Advisory.

Fonterra has launched its first Anchor milk pop-up store at one of China’s busiest shopping complexes.

As now widely reported, dairy markets are in a somewhat balanced phase.

The outlook for the coming dairy season is positive with prices stable and lifting slightly, several economists say.

It must be election year, because the Hound notes wiley old Winston is cranking up his usual anti-Chinese crap.